I AM SO ANGRY!!! That stupid Jefferson comes in and ruins my life - AND WINS THE ELECTION! How dare he!!
I am very ashamed. I thought people liked me - but I guess not. All that snapping didn't really pay off in the end...hmmm - maybe my dear Abigail was right - i should try being NICE to people... hmmm.... Oh dear. I feel my reputation is not as good as I thought.
Since this is my dairy - I can admit things. I lost - badly.
Here are the stats of the election:
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Unbelievable!Oh Diary! Comfort me in this time of sorrow!
Electoral vote
Jefferson:
73
Adams:
65
States carried
8
7
Popular vote
41,330
25,952
Percentage
61.4%
38.6%
I thought that I had this election in the bag. I thought that I would be both The Second and Third President of The United States of America! But, no. Jefferson comes in and sweet talks the people into voting for him - not me!
I really don't see what people see in him. Perhaps I am blinded. He is just a boy, in many ways - especially in his view of politics. But - I, I am a man!
I was A VERY GOOD president. One major accomplishment was to keep America out of war with France and normalize relations between the two countries. When I became president, relations were strained between the United States and France mainly because the French were making raids on American ships! (Did I mention that I strongly detest France?) In 1797, I sent three ministers to try and work things out. However, the French would not accept the ministers. Instead, the XYZ Affair was created - not my fault that I had to work with idiots! I then had to act quickly to avoid war by sending another group of ministers to France to try and preserve the peace. This time they were able to meet and come to an agreement allowing the US to be protected on the seas in exchange for granting France special trading privileges! How great am I?!
But the people of America obviously don't understand what I've done! I was the first president in the monumental White House for crying out loud! So, to summarize what I now hate: Jefferson, America, and France.... Maybe by the time I die that list will have grown to twenty!
Dear God, please help me not kill anyone out of anger. Thank You.
FROM THE DESK OF JOHN ADAMS
Dearest Diary,
I AM SO ANGRY!!! That stupid Jefferson comes in and ruins my life - AND WINS THE ELECTION! How dare he!!
I am very ashamed. I thought people liked me - but I guess not. All that snapping didn't really pay off in the end...hmmm - maybe my dear Abigail was right - i should try being NICE to people... hmmm.... Oh dear. I feel my reputation is not as good as I thought.
Since this is my dairy - I can admit things. I lost - badly.
Here are the stats of the election:
Unbelievable!Oh Diary! Comfort me in this time of sorrow!
Electoral vote
Jefferson:
73
Adams:
65
States carried
8
7
Popular vote
41,330
25,952
Percentage
61.4%
38.6%
I thought that I had this election in the bag. I thought that I would be both The Second and Third President of The United States of America! But, no. Jefferson comes in and sweet talks the people into voting for him - not me!
I really don't see what people see in him. Perhaps I am blinded. He is just a boy, in many ways - especially in his view of politics. But - I, I am a man!I was A VERY GOOD president. One major accomplishment was to keep America out of war with France and normalize relations between the two countries. When I became president, relations were strained between the United States and France mainly because the French were making raids on American ships! (Did I mention that I strongly detest France?) In 1797, I sent three ministers to try and work things out. However, the French would not accept the ministers. Instead, the XYZ Affair was created - not my fault that I had to work with idiots! I then had to act quickly to avoid war by sending another group of ministers to France to try and preserve the peace. This time they were able to meet and come to an agreement allowing the US to be protected on the seas in exchange for granting France special trading privileges! How great am I?!
But the people of America obviously don't understand what I've done! I was the first president in the monumental White House for crying out loud! So, to summarize what I now hate: Jefferson, America, and France.... Maybe by the time I die that list will have grown to twenty!
Dear God, please help me not kill anyone out of anger. Thank You.
By: Caroline F., Alex D., and Ethan O.